Salary Required
Salary required to live in Santa Barbara, CA
Three lifestyle tiers, back-solved from local rent, cost of living, and tax.
Modest
$84,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $2,600/mo
- Savings: $250/mo
- Discretionary: $600/mo
Comfortable
$128,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $2,990/mo
- Savings: $1,200/mo
- Discretionary: $1,500/mo
Aspirational
$202,000
Gross, single filer
- Housing: $4,160/mo
- Savings: $2,500/mo
- Discretionary: $2,800/mo
Local rent (1-BR)
$2,600/mo
COL index
162
100 = US average
Median home price
$1,300,000